Peter Darling

De: Austin Chant

Narrado por: Mark B. Knight

Ten years ago, Peter Pan left Neverland to grow up, leaving behind his adolescent dreams of boyhood and resigning himself to life as Wendy Darling. Growing up, however, has only made him realize how inescapable his identity as a man is.

But when he returns to Neverland, everything has changed: the Lost Boys have become men, and the war games they once played are now real and deadly. Even more shocking is the attraction Peter never knew he could feel for his old rival, Captain Hook—and the realization that he no longer knows which of them is the real villain.

©2017 Austin Chant (P)2017 Less Than Three Press, LLC

All I knew about this book was it was a Peter Pan retelling

And Oh My God it’s so much more and so amazing. The narrator is perfect. The story telling is heart breaking/ warming. I couldn’t ask for more.

An Enchanting Story

I read Peter Darling before listening to the audio book version as I often do with stories I want to revisit again. I found it just as enchanting as it was in print. Hearing my favorite passages voiced gave me the same goosebumps the second time around. My issue with audio books is, as I enjoy reading aloud, I have a set pacing and inflection for certain passages that the narrator doesn't always interpret as I would. This can draw me out of the story as I debate with myself about the correct delivery. However, not being an expert on London dialects or pirates, let alone fairies, I will defer to this narrator and all in all I enjoyed his performance.

THIS BOOKS IS A MUST

As a queer individual I absolutely LOVED this book. What a interesting and fantastical twist on the story and characters we know and love.

Seriously Fantastic

At first, I was wary of the age difference and how they would go from enemies to lovers, but it's actually perfectly and beautifully done. Chant's trans rep is also 100000% spot on, and it felt so good to be represented correctly. Then, of course, the plot which was fantastic and kept me thoroughly engaged. I love this and already bought a hardcopy of it. This is a book I know I'll read and listen to a million times over.

Slow start, but so worth it!

I paused this one and had it as a "not right now" book for so long, and boy do I feel silly about doing that.

This has a bit of a slow start to understand what is going on and where Peter has been, but once it starts unraveling, I was invested. This is both a Peter Pan retelling, but also a little love letter to trans folks, and how dare Chant make me shed a tear over Captain Hook!

The Peter Pan retelling was whimsical, with the lost boys and pirates doing their fighting thing, and fairies begrudgingly helping out when necessary. But the pièce de résistance in this is exploring Peter, his past, giving him the space to understand himself, and how he continues on with his life.

We learn the significance of neverland, how it's real and also not, and we get to watch the characters come to terms with things they've ran from, things they're avoiding. Neverland is the place you can go to take a break from what troubles you in the real world, and I loved that it existed. I also loved that there were essentially NPCs, and other real lost boys who needed somewhere to go. Getting into Hook's brain also hit me hard in the feelings, and the HEA was so precious. .

This was such a great retelling of Peter Pan, and such a nice exploration into transness, dysphoria, and mental health.

The narration was also excellent!

Completely Charming

Fantastic narrator! His Hook voice was my favorite! I absolutely love retellings, especially of Peter Pan. In this one, no one is the villain, everyone has a past they're trying to escape and everyone has room to grow. Perfect LGBTQ+ read. Will be recommending this one and looking into Austin Chant's other books.

A Creative and Compelling Story

i very much enjoyed this story! My only critique is that I felt it could be longer!

This book right here

Everything about it, became my favorite book half way through and the ending did not disappoint.

From the very first chapter

I was looked from the very first chapter. It’s so rare for me to be swept away in a book so I was pleasantly surprised. I found myself recommending it to all my friends not even a quarter of the way through. Beautiful book

Instant favorite

Beautifully told and performed. I only wish there was more! And the representation feels very genuine